diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12c1b69a..b5d7b0d6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 # Set the project name
 project(fire 
-  VERSION 0.17.0
+  VERSION 0.18.0
   DESCRIPTION "fire for sImulation and Reconstruction of Events"
   LANGUAGES C CXX)